Tuesday, April 7, 2009

I know, it's just one game. No it's not. You cannot pitch in the major leagues as a fastball-slider guy who throws an 87 mph fastball and a 77 mph slider. He was decently effective in 2006, but he threw 92 then. He's lost it. His K-rate has fallen from 8.3 per 9 in 2006 to 5.0 last year. He's done. Maybe he has a future as a situational lefty. Seriously. Stop reading Boz. Look at the stats. I don't care if you bring up Bergmann, Balester, or what. Scott Olsen is terrible.

@ epoc-I don't think alarmist is a fair word. It's not like this team was .500 last year and now playing like crap.They lost 100+ and didn't make the team better. Dunn alone doesn't make up for the losses in rotation and bullpen.'Frustrated' I think would be a more appropriate description

We are frustrated. And I think people were hoping that with Jim gone that they'd at least start to seem like there was a plan, some rhyme or reason. But Dukes on the bench, cutting Shawn Hill, choosing Ledezma, Shell, Tavarez, and Hickley over Mock and Bergmann, carrying three catchers and three LOOGYs...